Employee Benefits

Ceridian's Dependent Eligibility Audits Bring Employers Immediate, Often Staggering Savings

By HR Vendor News | February 22, 2010

St. Petersburg, FL – February 22, 2010 — Ceridian Corporation, a leading provider of managed human resource and employee benefits administration services, introduced today an expanded version of its dependent verification services for companies looking for a fast, reliable way to cut the rising cost of providing health care for employees. “The cost of health…

DSM Personalized Nutrition debuts GPNS, Global Personalized Nutrition System

By HR Vendor News | February 18, 2010

Parsippany, N.J. — Feb. 18, 2010 — DSM Personalized Nutrition, LLC announced GPNS™, the Global Personal Nutrition System™, a unique corporate wellness program that helps employers execute the most important strategy to improve employee wellness. Scientific research overwhelmingly supports the fact that making dietary adjustments is most important in improving health. Employees and their dependents…

DSM Personalized Nutrition Webinar explores Benefits of Nutrition for Employee Health

By HR Vendor News | February 18, 2010

Parsippany, N.J. — Feb. 18, 2010 — While most individuals generally acknowledge the importance of a healthy diet, they often don’t realize that even small changes can significantly improve overall health. Employers don’t emphasize nutrition enough either, according to experts at DSM Personalized Nutrition, LLC, which is part of DSM, a global $12 billion firm…

Declining Employee Attitudes Discussed at Southern CT SHRM Luncheon

By HR Vendor News | February 17, 2010

Norwalk, CT / February 17, 2010 — “Resetting the HR Agenda—Leadership Challenges for a New World” was the title of a recent luncheon program of the Southern Connecticut Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management (SOCT SHRM). The program’s featured speaker was Dr. Patrick Hyland, vice president of Sirota Survey Intelligence and adjunct professor at…

HRAdvance Releases Latest Results from Dependent Eligibility Audits

By HR Vendor News | February 17, 2010

Dallas, TX February 17, 2010—HRAdvance, the standard in eligibility solutions, today released the latest average results from their comprehensive dependent eligibility audits. These results show an average first year Return on Investment (ROI) of 1,436%. While many providers base their estimated ROI on the discovery of ineligible populations anywhere between 3 and 12 percent, few…

Proven Positive Employee Response from Dependent Eligibility Audits

By HR Vendor News | February 16, 2010

Dallas, TX February 10, 2010 — HRAdvance, the standard in eligibility solutions, today released the results from client employee surveys, and those results are overwhelmingly positive. HRAdvance is committed to helping benefits professionals stay informed on the impact of dependent eligibility verification on employee relations and health plan cost containment. The de-identified data evaluated in…

Secova's 2010 Business Outlook for HR Outsourcing

By HR Vendor News | February 16, 2010

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, February 16, 2010 – Secova Inc., a leading provider of human resource and benefits management services, today announced its addition of forty nine (49) new business service agreements completed in 2009. Twenty-six (26) of the companies have signed on for benefits administration services, including enrollment, data management, premium billing and call center…

Proven Positive Employee Response from Dependent Eligibility Audits

By HR Vendor News | February 10, 2010

Dallas, TX—February 10, 2010—HRAdvance, the standard in eligibility solutions, today released the results from client employee surveys, and those results are overwhelmingly positive. HRAdvance is committed to helping benefits professionals stay informed on the impact of dependent eligibility verification on employee relations and health plan cost containment. The de-identified data evaluated in the survey includes…

Manoj Sharma Joins Buck Consultants as Chief Operating Officer

By HR Vendor News | February 9, 2010

NEW YORK: Feb. 3, 2010 — Manoj Sharma has joined Buck Consultants as Principal and Chief Operating Officer. Sharma will be responsible for all aspects of Buck’s internal operations related to cost management, efficiency, and optimization. With a strong consulting and engineering background, and extensive senior operations experience, Sharma has expertise in employee benefits and…

Health Care Costs Increase at Double Digit Rates: Buck Consultants Survey

By HR Vendor News | February 9, 2010

NEW YORK: Jan. 28, 2010 – Costs for the most popular types of health care coverage are projected to increase at double-digit rates for 2010, according to a national survey of insurers and administrators by Buck Consultants, an ACS company. In its 21st National Health Care Trend survey, Buck Consultants measured the projected average annual…